Resolute Forest Products, Inc. v. Greenpeace International

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS, INC., Case No. 17-cv-02824-JST (KAW) et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY LETTER NO. 13 v. Re: Dkt. No. 432 GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 The instant case concerns Plaintiffs’ defamation claims based on Defendants’ December 2016 and May 2017 statements that Plaintiffs were operating in the Montagnes Blanches forest (“Challenged Statements”). Pending before the Court is the parties’ discovery letter regarding Plaintiffs’ claims of attorney-client and work product privilege with respect to certain documents being held by Counterpoint, a public relations firm. (Discovery Letter at 1, Dkt. No. 432.) I. DISCUSSION A. Attorney-Client Privilege As an initial matter, the Court observes that Plaintiffs rely on federal common law regarding attorney-client privilege, while Defendants rely on California law. Neither party, however,…